Manager Analyst

EMEKA UGOCHUKWU

E-mail Address: *****.******.*********@*****.***; Mobile: 081********

Business Analyst/Product Manager/Product Designer

PROFILE SUMMARY

Business Systems Analyst/Product Manager with an invaluable experience in delivering and managing projects/products. Expertise in conceptualization, designing, market/systems analysis, requirement gathering and developing products that are efficient, innovative, and valuable to the market. Collaborative and decisive with strong communication and interpersonal abilities. Proficiency in SDLC processes and Agile development methodologies. Highly organized, proactive, and efficient, with a fast-paced multitasking personality that can prioritize effectively to accomplish objectives with creativity and enthusiasm. KEY SKILLS

• Requirement Elicitation, Analysis and Documentation

• User Research and Product Design

• Thorough understanding of Payment Capabilities and Financial Technology (FinTech) Products.

• Teamwork and Collaboration

• Project management within a fast-paced environment

• In-depth knowledge of Product Development Life Cycle

• Market and Competitive Analysis

• Agile planning

• Good communicator, excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with less supervision. TOOLS

• Microsoft Office 365 Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Planner, Outlook)

• Microsoft Visio and Star UML for Process Mapping and Use Case Diagraming

• Microsoft Power BI for Data Analysis and Visualization

• Adobe XD and Figma for User Interface Designing

• Axure RP for Rapid Prototyping.

• Balsamiq for Wireframing.

• JIRA and Trello for Project Management and Tracking PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Venture Garden Group

Business Analyst/ Product Manager – Payment and Settlement (April 2019 – Date)

• Designed and delivered wireframes, mockups, and interactive prototypes for a Payment gateway (SLING)

• Conducted demos to present the payment gateway to both internal and external stakeholders

• Provided support to the operations team by documenting organizational structures and internal processes.

• Developed product plan, product roadmap for a payment gateway.

• Responsible for designing Key Performance Indicators and Metrics for the payment gateway.

• Facilitated trainings in product design during Analyst Fast track sessions.

• Designed presentations and interactive prototypes to propose an e-procurement solution to Nigerian Breweries.

• Currently managing/leading a team for the design and development of a Payment Gateway

• Wrote over 200+ user stories, managed scrum boards, prioritized backlog items and tracked product development progress/status using JIRA.

• Managed over 40+ API integrations to banks and other financial partners – Banks, NIBSS, Interswitch

• Designed an end-to-end prototype for an international disbursement platform (TRACE)

• Maintained relationship with stakeholders – Banks, NIBSS, CBN, Merchants and Partners.

• Aligned product development to company strategy and managed the product backlog.

• Designed businesses processes for a lending platform to aid in the disbursement of funders to last mile beneficiaries (ADVANCLY)

Business Analyst Intern (April 2018 – March 2019)

• Elicited and documented requirements for over Fifteen (15) Legacy Systems owned by the company

• Prepared Monthly Performance Reports for Businesses within the company

• Collaborated with the development team to design a solution for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (NEDI)

• Analyzed user requirements, performed impact analysis, and generated system requirements documents for company solutions.

• Supervised quality and completeness of Requirement documents (FRD’s and BRD’s)

• Co-ordinated the preparation of manuals and training materials.

• Engaged client to gather software requirements/business rules, and ensure alignment with development teams

• Translate stakeholder requirements into over different tangible deliverables such as functional specifications, user cases, user stories, workflow/process diagrams, data flow/data model diagrams.

• Designed wireframes for Venture Garden Nigeria Career Portal.

• Designed wireframes and mockups for the Charter management system used by FAAN Forte Oil Nigeria

Quantity Surveyor Intern (May 2017 – November 2017)

• Assisted in measurements and take offs to prepare Bills of Quantities for tendering purposes.

• Produced and altered digital Bills of Quantities.

• Prepared schedules to control and project time and costs.

• Measurement of building designs and Estimation.

• Wrote weekly detailed reports logging work progress for quality assurance purposes.

• Fostered and maintained a collaborative professional working relationship with the Contractors/Vendors.

• Market Survey and Research

Gwagwalada Area Council

Quantity Surveyor Intern (June 2015 – November 2015)

• Physical measurement of quantities

• Preparation of bill of quantities of mini projects

• Valuation of work done by contractor

• Vetting of priced bill of quantities for errors

• Market survey and research

Germinaries Engineering

Quantity Surveyor Intern (May 2017 – November 2017)

• Supervision of works done as per drawing and specification

• Ensuring safety on site

• Physical measurement on site

• Preparation of daily weekly and monthly reports

EDUCATION

• Bachelor of Science Degree (BSc.) in Quantity Surveying from University of Lagos in 2017

• Wassce from Federal Government College Ijanikin, (FGCL Ijanikin) Lagos in 2010

• First School Leaving Certificate from Laurel Nursery and Primary School in 2004 PERSONAL DETAILS

Contact Address: 20, Enitan Street, Aguda Surulere, Lagos Date of Birth: 21st September 1994

TRAININGS, WORKSHOPS AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Utiva Product School (Product Management and Product Design) - 2020

• Business Analyst Workshop (Business Systems Analysis) - 2019

• Power BI Training (Data Visualization) - 2019

• SCRUM Study (Scrum Fundamentals Certified, Marketing Strategy Associate) - 2018

• Udemy (UI/UX and Design Thinking, Advanced Communication, Business Analysis Fundamentals) – 2018/2019

• 6sigmastudy (Six Sigma Yellow Belt) - 2018

• NIBSS Digital Payment Workshop – 2019

• Udacity (Product Design) - 2020

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